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Graphic The Environmental... Illegal charcoal trade in eastern DR Congo

Illegal charcoal trade in eastern DR Congo

The illicit charcoal trade in eastern DRC, but also into Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania, is a significant income to criminals and militias. Militias in DRC are estimated to make 14–50 million USD annually on road taxes (2001 figures, see UNSC, 2001 and UNEP-INTERPOL, 2012).

Year: 2014

From collection: The Environmental Crime Crisis

Cartographer: Riccardo Pravettoni, GRID Arendal

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